The Lean Advancement Initiative (LAI) at MIT, together with our Educational Network (EdNet), offers our organizational members from industry, government, and academia the newest and best thinking, products, and tools related to lean enterprise transformation. LAI is a unique and powerful research consortium that provides a neutral forum for sharing research findings, lessons learned, and best practices.

We offer:

• unparalleled access to international thought leaders
• unique opportunities to engage with customers, suppliers, and partners to solve problems and share organizational transformation experiences
• a portfolio of thought-provoking and highly regarded knowledge exchange events
• innovative lean products, tools, and methodologies

Our Vision

Our work is designed to enable enterprises to effectively, efficiently, and reliably create value in complex and rapidly changing environments.

Our Mission

We enable the focused and accelerated transformation of complex enterprises through collaborative stakeholder engagement in developing and institutionalizing principles, processes, behaviors, and tools for enterprise excellence.